The Condé Nast Traveller Readers’ Travel Awards 2019 (“Awards”) is organized by Condé Nast India Private Limited (“Condé Nast India”). By casting your Vote for the Awards, you agree to be bound by these terms and conditions.

1) Voting Methodology:You may cast your vote in the following ways:

Online by voting on http://www.cntraveller.in/rtaor Physical voting i.e. by filling up the Readers’ Travel Questionnaire in the June-July 2019 issue of (Condé Nast Traveller India) and posting the same in the business reply envelope to the address mentioned thereon.

Please note that votes sent in any other manner other than stated in clause 1(1) above will not be accepted under any circumstances by Condé Nast India.

Condé Nast India is committed to operating a fair and consistent voting system. You shall not be entitled to ask for any proofs or evidences or challenge Condé Nast India’s voting system in any court of law.

Condé Nast India is unable to confirm the integrity of any other voting method except for the official voting system through its website and through physical voting as more particularly mentioned herein.

Only entries that are complete and correct votes will be deemed as eligible. Erroneous, illegible or incomplete votes will not be accepted as valid entries.

Only those Voters who have cast valid online or physical votes will be eligible for Voters Lucky Draw.

Procedure of Lucky Draw will be at the sole discretion of Condé Nast India.

Multiple voting is allowed in the same or different categories; however for the purpose of Voters’ Lucky Draw, the Voter/s who win the Lucky Draw will not be entitled to more than one prize.

Condé Nast India at all times reserves the right to amend, suspend, withdraw, cancel or re-set the Vote for any reason at its sole discretion and at any time. You shall not be entitled to challenge any amendment, suspension, withdrawal, cancellation, re-set of the votes by Condé Nast India.

Condé Nast India reserves the right to reject any Vote on any grounds without the need to notify any participant of the reasons for rejection.

By participating in this Competition, all eligible Voters agree to be bound by the terms and conditions mentioned herein.

Condé Nast India’s decision in relation to all matters affecting the Vote is final, conclusive and binding on all eligible participants and no correspondence whatsoever in that regards shall be entertained.

The said contest shall be valid from June 5, 2019 till July 31, 2019.

Condé Nast India’s decision in relation to all matters affecting the Vote cannot be contested and/or challenged in any forum or before any authority whatsoever.

Condé Nast India reserves the right, in their sole discretion, to disqualify any individual found to be tampering with the registration/participation process or the operation of the contest or the website, to be in violation of the Conditions of Access of the Web site, or to be acting in violation of the Information Technology Act or any other law or regulation.

Condé Nast India reserves its right to pursue legal action against any individual believed to have undertaken fraudulent activities or other activities harmful to this contest, the entry submission process or the relevant web site.

2) Terms and Conditions for Online Voting

Participants shall cast their vote between June 5, 2019 and July 31, 2019.

Any vote cast before or after the designated voting period will be considered as null and void.

Condé Nast India reserves the right to disallow any vote if it has reasonable grounds to suspect that fraudulent bulk votes have been cast (i.e. more votes than a human being could possibly submit in the time available without the use of software or other devices designed to make automated votes)

Condé Nast India, may, in its sole discretion, prohibit any person from Online Voting whom they believe to be abusing the website.

At times, you may not be able to access the website to register your vote. Condé Nast India is not liable to persons who are unable to register a vote.

As regards online voting, the lucky draw winner/s will be drawn by computer randomization from the online votes casted each week, which process shall entirely be at the discretion of Condé Nast India and the same is not open to challenge by any person whomsoever.

3) Terms and Conditions for Physical Voting

Participants may cast their vote by filling up the Readers’ Travel Questionnaire which will be made available in the June – July 2019 Issue of Condé Nast Traveller and by posting the same in the business reply envelope to the address mentioned thereon.

Votes received after 6 pm on July 31, 2019 shall be considered null and void.

Condé Nast India will not be held responsible for the loss of opportunity to participate due to entries not received in time or any other reasons whatsoever.

As regards physical voting, the winners of lucky draw will be selected by randomly drawing from the valid physical votes received each week, which process shall entirely be at the discretion of Condé Nast India and the same is not open to challenge by any person whomsoever.

4) Criteria for participation:

Participation in this competition implies acceptance of all the terms and conditions of the competition

Any person resident of India is eligible to vote, however only citizens of India will be selected as the winner for the said competition.

The participants shall be at least 18 years or above at the time of participation.

This competition is open to all Indian citizens excluding employees of Condé Nast India (and members of their immediate family) and anyone in the administration of the contest.

The participants shall answer minimum (5) questions to be qualified for an entry for the said contest.

For online voting, all participants will need to provide the registration details requested including a valid e-mail address at the time of registration. This will be used to validate the participant’s authenticity and enable him/her to login to the above stated website(s)

For voting through submission of physical forms, all participants will need to provide a correct, up to date information including name, address, DOB, email, tel number, mobile, gender at the time of registration to validate the participant’s authenticity and enable him/her to receive future communications regarding this contest

If and when required you agree to provide complete and correct information in respect of your identity, contact details, email id, PAN No., telephone number, age, sex and complete postal/correspondence address. The details of registration to vote that are mandatory are mentioned on the Site. In case of you unable to provide the details as required by Condé Nast India you shall not be entitled to participate in the contest.

The information is deemed to be voluntarily supplied during the course of you voting for the Condé Nast Traveller Awards and /or personal information provided by the winner/s as non-confidential, which hereby discharges all obligations of confidentiality. Condé Nast shall be free to reproduce, use, disclose and distribute the information to third parties without limitation.

All entry forms for Physical Voting and Online Voting shall be retained and shall belong to Condé Nast India exclusively and shall be dealt with in the manner Condé Nast India deems fit and proper. Condé Nast India shall not be liable to furnish any copies of entry forms at any time or any other document pursuant to the Vote to any person or persons.

Participants must ensure that the information provided is authentic and accurate, and shall not contain any unauthorized third-party information.

Participants will be disqualified for the lucky draw if the information provided is inaccurate and incorrect. Condé Nast India is not liable in any manner whatsoever for the failure of prize notification to winners due to inaccurate and incorrect information.

Participants who provide inaccurate and incorrect information shall be solely responsible for any losses and damages suffered by Condé Nast India and/or any third party.

5) Winners:

Winners based on number of votes received in various categories will be announced on cntraveller.in and in the December 2019 – January 2020 issue of Condé Nast Traveller India. The Winner in each category will be based on the number of votes received by it in a particular category.

The winner/s of the Voters Lucky Draw as the case may be must, at the request of Condé Nast, participate in all promotional activity (such as publicity and photography) surrounding the winning of the prize, free of charge, and they consent to Condé Nast India using their name, image and logos (as applicable) in promotional material.

Winners of the voters Lucky Draw will be contacted by Condé Nast India and sent their prize voucher by post.

The prize voucher must be redeemed by the winner personally by producing proper identification and is not transferable.

Winners must redeem their vouchers on or before the specified period as stated in the voucher.

Failure to redeem all prizes within the validity period will result in the prize getting lapsed.

All Taxes, charges, levies, fees and other charges in relation to the prize/s, if any, shall be borne by the winners alone and Condé Nast India shall not be liable to pay the same. It is the responsibility of each participant to seek independent advice on the possible financial implications thereof.

6) Terms and Conditions of Prizes:

a) The Prizes for the Voters Lucky Draw are:

(1) Three nights for two in a Grand Heritage Lake View Room, including breakfast and airport transfers, at The Leela Palace Udaipur

Terms and Conditions:

Subject to availability

Black-out dates applicable

Booking to be made in advance

Additional T&Cs as mentioned on the voucher

(2) Four nights for two in an Island Villa, including breakfast at Air, transfers and a sunset cruise, at Coco Bodu Hithi, Maldives

Terms and Conditions:

Voucher may be redeemed between 01st January 2020 to 31st December 2020, excluding the periods of 10th April 2020 to 20th April 2020, 1st August 2020 to 31st August 2020 and 1st December 2020 to 31st December 2020

The accommodation is valid for two guests travelling together

Stay will be confirmedsubject to availability at the time of booking

Additional T&Cs as mentioned on the voucher

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(3) Three nights for two in an Imperial Room, including breakfast, wi-fi and a couples massage at The Imperial Spa, at The Imperial New Delhi

Terms and Conditions:

Subject to availability

Black-out dates applicable

Booking to be made in advance

Additional T&Cs as mentioned on the voucher

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(4) Three nights for two in a One Bedroom Pool Villa, including breakfast, lunch and dinner, at Lelewatu Resort Sumba

Terms & Conditions:

Subject to availability

Blackout dates apply

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(5) Three nights for two in a Bay View room, including breakfast as well as afternoon tea at The Landing Point, at The Fullerton Bay Hotel Singapore

Terms and Conditions:

Validity: 1 year (Jan-Dec 2020).

Black-out dates and other terms and conditions apply

Additional T&Cs as mentioned on the voucher

The person whose name is drawn first in the Lucky Draw will be given the prize mentioned at 6.a.(1) above. The person whose name is drawn second will be given prize mentioned at 6.a.(2) above. The person whose name is drawn third will be given prize mentioned at 6.a.(3) above. The person whose name is drawn fourth will be given prize mentioned at 6.a.(4) above. The person whose name is drawn fifth will be given prize mentioned at 6.a.(5) above. Names for Lucky Draw will be drawn by computer randomization; however, the said process shall be done solely at the discretion of Condé Nast India and is not open to challenge by any person whomsoever.

Condé Nast India accepts no responsibility if the prizes cannot be redeemed by the winners in the blackout dates (blackout dates refer to certain periods mainly holiday periods, wherein hotels do not allow people to claim prizes/ promotional offers.)

Winners will have to redeem the prizes through the Hotels directly. Condé Nast India is not responsible in any manner whatsoever to redeem the prizes from the Hotels on behalf of the winners.

Travelling/Air fare costs will be borne solely by the winners.

Condé Nast India shall not be liable to issue duplicate gift Voucher in any circumstances whatsoever including loss or mutilation of the gift voucher.

All prizes are presented to the winners strictly on an as is where is basis and Condé Nast India shall not be held responsible in any manner whatsoever and does not indemnify the warranty/usability / suitability and condition of the prizes.

All prizes are Non-refundable, Non –Transferable and not exchangeable for cash, credit and/or kind.

Condé Nast India does not warranty and/or guarantee the quality or experience of the prize and no correspondence shall be entertained regarding the same.

Condé Nast India reserves the right at any time to substitute any of the prizes whether in whole or in part with any another item of similar value without any prior notice whatsoever.

The actual prizes may vary from the ones shown in the offer communication and Condé Nast India shall not be held responsible for the same in any manner whatsoever.

The prizes do not include any accessories or items that are shown in any leaflets, posters or other promotional materials.

Condé Nast India will not provide any certification to winners once the prize is redeemed.

All winners shall abide and be bound by any conditions/warranties that may be imposed in respect of the receipt or use of the prizes and shall not hold Condé Nast India responsible for the same.

Under no circumstances shall any prize in this contest be construed as an endorsement or recommendation of such prize by Condé Nast India

Intellectual Property Rights:

All rights, title and interest including but not limited to the Intellectual Property Rights in the promotional material(s) and any/all registrations received shall vest solely and exclusively with Condé Nast at all times and Condé Nast or any other Condé Nast Group Companies shall be entitled to use the database of the entries received or any information in any media for future promotional, marketing and publicity purpose without any further reference or payment or compensation to you as a participant

The participant / winner shall be solely responsible for any consequences which may arise due to any kind of infringement of copyrights or any kind of intellectual property rights belonging to any other person/ entity etc. and also undertake to indemnify Condé Nast India and its officers, directors, employees etc on the happening of such an event (including without limitation cost of attorney, legal charges etc.) on full indemnity basis.

Disclaimers:

Condé Nast India, its group companies and sub-contractors do not accept any responsibility whatsoever for any technical failure or malfunction or any other problem in any network, system, server, provider or otherwise which may result in any vote being lost or not properly registered or recorded. To the fullest extent permitted by law, Condé Nast India hereby excludes all warranties, representations, covenants and liability (whether express or implied) regarding the Vote

Nothing contained herein amounts to a commitment or representation by Condé Nast to conduct further or other such events

Condé Nast India accepts no liability for any errors or omissions, whether on behalf of itself or any third parties.

Condé Nast India is not responsible for any system failure or breakdown on the Site or otherwise.

In no event shall Condé Nast India be liable for losses or any incidental or consequential damages arising out of or in connection with the Condé Nast Traveller Awards, its services or this agreement (however arising, including negligence). Condé Nast India shall not be responsible for any product or service liability of any kind.

None of the provisions of these terms and conditions shall be deemed to constitute a partnership or agency between you and Condé Nast India and you shall have no authority to bind Condé Nast India in any manner whatsoever

Condé Nast India reserves the right to amend these Terms and Conditions without prior notice. Any changes will be posted on cntraveller.in and such posting shall be adequate notice to all participants whether voting online or casting physical vote. Please check these Terms and Conditions each time you wish to vote.

Condé Nast India has no control over communications networks or lines and does not accept any responsibility for any problems associated with them, whether due to traffic congestion, technical malfunction or otherwise. Condé Nast India is not liable for any consequences of user error including (without limitation) costs incurred.

By entering into this Contest and Lucky Draw, participants agree that Condé Nast India shall not be liable for injury, loss, or damage of any kind resulting from participating in this competition or from the acceptance or use/misuse of the prize awarded. This includes, without limitation, personal injury, death, and property damage, and claims based on publicity rights, defamation, or invasion of privacy.

Condé Nast India has no control over and is not responsible if for any reason/s whatsoever, if the prizes get cancelled and/or the venue or the Hotels mentioned in the prizes gets changed and/or the said prizes for any reason whatsoever cannot be availed/redeemed and in no event, shall Condé Nast India be liable for any losses or any incidental or consequential damages whatsoever caused to the winners’ due to the same.

Under no circumstances is Condé Nast India responsible if the Winners are unable to procure/obtain Visas for the destinations as mentioned in the Prizes hereinabove.

Condé Nast India confirms that no sensitive personal information is being called for from the participants, but all data that the participant furnishes shall be treated as data that Condé Nast India can use.

Jurisdiction:

These Terms & Conditions/Agreement are subject to the laws of India. All disputes, differences and claims arising out of the same shall be subject to Indian Laws.

You hereby consent to the exclusive jurisdiction and venue of courts in Mumbai, India in all disputes arising out of or relating to your participation in the contest or your use of our website or availing of the prize if any won by you and any of the Terms and Conditions set out therein. Use of our website is unauthorized in any jurisdiction that does not give effect to all provisions of these terms and conditions, including without limitation this paragraph